About EVM 

EVM: What is it?
Electronic voting machines, or EVM, Since 1999, these voting devices have been utilized in elections, opening the door for electronic voting. Both the general and state elections in India, employ electronic voting machines.f you’ve never used an EVM before and are unsure of what to do, looking at one might be intimidating. But understanding how an EVM operates is crucial for both novice and veteran users.

Benefits of EVMs

• Voting takes less time using EVMs.
• EVMs also speed up the process of counting votes and announcing election results.
• It has not been proven that the systems can be tampered with or that the security can be compromised, despite prior claims to the contrary.
• EVMs conserve paper.
• Because these devices are battery-powered and do not rely on energy, voting may continue without interruption.
• EVMs have a capacity of 64 candidates per constituency.
• Votes may be kept on file for ten years.
• Votes cannot be manipulated without harming the EVM programme since the programme cannot be modified and the security chip is sealed. Thus, fraud is avoided.
• As the voting system will only record the first button pressed, each voter may only cast one vote.
• EVMs only allow five votes per minute.
• Recently, NOTA was implemented at EVMs to allow voters to cast their ballots even if they do not support any of the political parties or candidates. The NOTA vote, which is recorded and shows that the voter is not pleased with any of the candidates, is tallied.

The voter may push the button next to the candidate’s name they want to support. The machine is also made to deal with the nation’s severe electrical issues. The machines’ 6V alkaline batteries, which are produced by Bharat Electronics Limited in Bangalore and Electronics Corporation of India Limited in Hyderabad, provide unrestricted voting. This both makes it possible for the devices to operate independently without a power source and completely eliminates the risk of electric shock.

Security
You must provide your voter identification, and your name must be listed on the electoral rolls in order to cast your ballot. The voting button will then be activated by the supervising officer. The voting booth will thereafter be open for you to cast your ballot. 
Your vote is counted once you touch the voting button. No matter how many times you press the button, your vote will not be counted again. Until the in-charge officer sends the subsequent voter in and gives him permission to cast a ballot, the voting machine will be locked. 
The responsible officer will hit the “Close” button when the last vote has been cast. After this, no more votes will be counted on the EVM.
The officer in charge of voting will provide the accounts of the votes cast to each polling agent after the polls have closed. After the votes have been tabulated, the registered voters’ accounts will be compared to the results. The counting agents can draw attention to any inconsistencies. Pressing the Results button after the counting will show the outcome.
A security feature is also in place to stop anyone from clicking the result button before the votes have been counted. The “Close” button must first be pushed before it may be pressed. The button is likewise concealed and sealed. This is only accessible at the counting centre while an officer assigned to this duty is present. With these safeguards and features, it is possible to seal the EVMs and tally the votes weeks or months after the polls have been collected.
EVMs also come with extra security measures, including CCTV surveillance, storage in secure rooms, transportation with armed guards, and round-the-clock armed police guarding.

Limitations
You could experience some trouble if English is your first language. The candidate’s symbol needs to be recognizable to you if you want to vote for them. The candidates’ names will be listed in the state’s appropriate language in alphabetical order. As a result, names are written in Marathi in Maharashtra, Kannada in Karnataka, and so on.
There are just 16 places on each ballot for candidates. Therefore, to accommodate more, voting units may be connected. 64 candidates from one constituency can be included on the ballot by connecting a total of four ballot units. Any number over this must be added using the outdated manual voting process.
3840 votes can be recorded using EVMs. However, this number is not really a restriction.

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